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Hey guys.
I'm getting desperate. I've searched and searched for the various answers I need but I've had zero luck finding any. Some get close, others leave me scratching my head.
There seems to be conflicting reports on different models and adapter requirements, what is plug and play and what is not, etc.
Here is my setup. '01 allroad. Bose system. Symphony I factory stereo.
Nav+ RNS-E Euro model. I bought this unit and all wiring from a member of this forum. He has been great in getting me the unit quickly. I hate to keep bothering him with questions so I'm going to ask them here. Hopefully my questions will lead to a bunch of answers for everyone.
Initially I heard that the unit would need trimming to fit in my car. This is not the case for my '01 allroad. Fits like a glove with no trimming.
I can plug the unit in with the cables I was sent, the unit powers up, I can play MP3s from both SD cards and MP3 cds. The problem is, I get no sound from my front speakers. I was told by the seller that I may need to move a wire from one location to another if things don't work intially. But I've heard conflicting statements. Some say if you have a Bose system that a certain wire needs to be on pin 7, others say it can't be on pin 7.
What I need to know first is this - if I VAG-COM this unit to show it's a bose unit, would that potentially fix my problem? I've tried and it doesn't - but I was wondering if I've done it incorrectly. I followed Justin's tutorial for this. If not, how do I fix this issue.
Secondly, the radio connectors on the back of the RNS-E. Which is which? I heard that you can't get AM on this unit, but I also heard you can but you need a station that lines up with the Euro standard of 9 Khz (or whatever it is). The guy sent two cables and I assumed they were for both connectors. But they both don't fit. Again, I'm confused.
Finally, on the '01 allroad, do I need to fiddle with the speed wire? I don't know what it's purpose is, I know that the '03 allroad needed modification.
BTW, I have no clue what GALA, CAN bus, etc. are. So be gentle.
I swear to do a nice long write up as soon as I can get this working. That's the catch at this point.
Thanks in advance.
I'm getting desperate. I've searched and searched for the various answers I need but I've had zero luck finding any. Some get close, others leave me scratching my head.
There seems to be conflicting reports on different models and adapter requirements, what is plug and play and what is not, etc.
Here is my setup. '01 allroad. Bose system. Symphony I factory stereo.
Nav+ RNS-E Euro model. I bought this unit and all wiring from a member of this forum. He has been great in getting me the unit quickly. I hate to keep bothering him with questions so I'm going to ask them here. Hopefully my questions will lead to a bunch of answers for everyone.
Initially I heard that the unit would need trimming to fit in my car. This is not the case for my '01 allroad. Fits like a glove with no trimming.
I can plug the unit in with the cables I was sent, the unit powers up, I can play MP3s from both SD cards and MP3 cds. The problem is, I get no sound from my front speakers. I was told by the seller that I may need to move a wire from one location to another if things don't work intially. But I've heard conflicting statements. Some say if you have a Bose system that a certain wire needs to be on pin 7, others say it can't be on pin 7.
What I need to know first is this - if I VAG-COM this unit to show it's a bose unit, would that potentially fix my problem? I've tried and it doesn't - but I was wondering if I've done it incorrectly. I followed Justin's tutorial for this. If not, how do I fix this issue.
Secondly, the radio connectors on the back of the RNS-E. Which is which? I heard that you can't get AM on this unit, but I also heard you can but you need a station that lines up with the Euro standard of 9 Khz (or whatever it is). The guy sent two cables and I assumed they were for both connectors. But they both don't fit. Again, I'm confused.
Finally, on the '01 allroad, do I need to fiddle with the speed wire? I don't know what it's purpose is, I know that the '03 allroad needed modification.
BTW, I have no clue what GALA, CAN bus, etc. are. So be gentle.
I swear to do a nice long write up as soon as I can get this working. That's the catch at this point.
Thanks in advance.
